The Seven Sacraments
in the Phil. Is 12 yrs.old. Those to be Confirmed
A. The sacrament of Initiation
B. The sacrament of Forgiveness and healing
C. The sacrament of service
A. the sacrament of Initiation
1.Baptism
 We welcome an individual into the community of
believers. It is a joyful celebration and it involves the
community
 We normally associate baptism with water, which
relates to life, death, cleansing and to some extent
growth.
 It is understood as dipping or immersing one’s self
into the waters, symbolizing death or being buried
 comes out/ Outside the water—symbolically begins
anew life
 Tertullian—a famous Church father from
Carthage(Africa)and a trained lawyer
 Is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway
to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua),and the
door which gives access to the other
sacraments,CCC1213
 To baptize (Greek baptizen)means to plunge or
immense;
 The “plunge”into the water symbolizes the
catechumen’s burial into Christ’s death,from which
he rises up by resurrection with Him,as “a new
creature”.CCC1214,p117
 Baptism calls us to a lifetime commitment to a
new and renewed life as a Christian, that process
started in our infancy and together with the
persons who helped us grow in the journey of faith
2.Confirmation
 It is the second stage in the initiating or bringing of
a person into the Christian community.
 Confirmation suggests both the ratification of
Baptism,thus completing Christian initiation,and the
strenghtening of baptismal grace---both fruits of
the Holy Spirit CCC 1289
 …in the letter to the Hebrews the doctrine
concerning Baptism and the laying on of hands is
listed among the 1st elements of Christian
instruction
 The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the
Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of
Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates
the grace of Pentecost in the Church.CCC 1288
 Today the normative age of receiving Confirmation
must be baptized, in the state of grace, properly
instructed and capable of renewing their baptismal
promises.
 It is used to be conferred by the bishops only.
 Today there are times when priests, especially
parish priests, administer this sacrament. Like
baptism and Holy Orders, the sacrament has a
sacramental character, It means it cannot be
repeated.
 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1. wisdom
2. Understanding
3. Counsel
4. Fortitude
5. Knowledge
6. Piety
7. Fear of the Lord
3.Eucharist
 The liturgy of the word begins with the 1st
readings from the old testament or during
Easter, from the Acts of the Apostles.Then
follow the responsorial Psalm,2nd reading from
the New Testament, and the Gospel reading…
 The liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the
preparation of the gifts. Offerings are
presented. Blessings over the bread and wine
mixed with a little water are said….
 The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
 When Jesus ate his Passover meal with his
disciples during the Last Supper, he gave it new
meanings as directions fro those who became
His followers.
The description of the Passover meal are in the
following ways:
A. Passover as a thanksgiving for deliverance
 The Passover therefore is the Jewish religious
festival commemorating God’s deliverance of
the Israelites from the bondage
B. Passover as a celebration of hope and courage
 As it represents God’s care and saving acts for
them, the Passover celebration always gave the
people hope in the face of physical and spiritual
oppression.
C. Passover as a celebration of unity
 It serve also as a unifying bond from generation
to generation.
 Whenever the Jews celebrate the feast, they
feel their connection with their past and this
constant remembering unites them as a people
with a common history, identity, and
aspirations.
D. Passover as a meal
 One more important aspect of the Passover
celebration that can help us understanding
better the Eucharist is that it is essentially a
meal.
 In all cultures, eating is not Just a biological
process. It has a social and religious meanings
and functions.
 The EUCHARIST is the efficacious sign and sublime
cause of the communion in the divine life and that
unity of the people of God by which the Church is
kept in being.
 It is the culmination both of God’s action sanctifying
the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to
Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy
Spirit.CCC1325
 The Eucharist, the sacrament of our salvation
accomplished by Christ on the cross, is also a
sacrifice of praise in thanksgiving for the work of
creation.
 In the Eucharistic sacrifice the whole of creation
loved by God is presented to the Father through the
death and resurrection of Christ.
 Through Christ the Church can offer the sacrifice of
praise in thanksgiving for all that God has made
good, beautiful, and just in creation and in
humanity.CCC 1359
 The Eucharist invites and challenges us to break
“ourselves,” that is to go beyond our selfishness and
serve others as Jesus
B.THE SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS AND HEALING
4. Sacrament of RECONCILIATION
 It is called the sacrament of confession, since the
disclosure or confession of sons to a priest is an
essential element of this sacrament
 ---acknowledge and praise-of the holiness of God
and of His mercy toward sinful man
 It is called the sacrament of forgiveness, since by
the priest’s sacramental absolution God grants the
penitent (person confessing) pardon and peace.
 it imparts to the sinner the love of God who
reconciles:”Be reconciled to God.”He who lives by
God’s merciful love is ready to respond to the Lord’s
call: “Go first be reconciled to your brother.”
CCC1424
 This is called the sacrament of conversion because
it makes sacramentally present Jesus’ call to
conversion, the first step in returning to the Father
from whom one has strayed by sin.
 It is called the sacrament of penance, since it
consecrates the Christian sinner’s personal and
ecclesial steps of conversion, penance and
satisfaction.CCC1423
5. Anointing of the Sick
 By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of
the priest the whole Church commends those who
are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that He
may raise them up and save them. And indeed she
exhorts them to contribute to the good of the
people of God by freely uniting themselves to the
Passion and death of Christ.”CCC1499
 Christ compassion toward the sick and his many
healings of every kind of infirmity is a resplendent
sign that “God has visited His people.”And that the
kingdom of God is close at hand
 Jesus has the power not only to heal, but also to
forgive sins; He has come to heal the whole man,
soul and body, He is the physician ,the sick have
need of His compassion toward all who suffer goes
so far the identifies himself with them:”I was sick
and you Visited me”
 His preferential love for the sick has not ceased
through the centuries to draw the very special
attention of Christians toward all those who suffer
in body and soul. It is the source to comfort
them.CCC1503
C.THE SACRAMENT OF SERVICE
 The 2 other sacraments, Holy Orders and
Matrimony, are directed towards the salvation
of others; if they contribute as well to personal
salvation, It is through service to others that
they do so. They confer a particular mission in
the Church and service to build up the people of
God.
6. The sacrament of Marriage
God created man out of love also calls him to love the
fundamental and innate vocation of every human
being
For man is created in the image and likeness of God
who himself love
Since God created him (man) and woman, their
mutual love becomes an image of the absolute and
unfailing love which God loves man
It is good ,in the creator's eyes. And this love which
God blesses is intended to be fruitful and to be
realized in the common work of watching over
creation…CCC1604
As an act of faith, marriage embodies and mirrors
God’s love and fidelity.
In other words, the unity of husband and wife points 7. The sacrament of Holy Orders
to God’s faithfulness to human beings. That is why in
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the
the Gospels Jesus states that the bond created by
mission entrusted by Christ to His apostles continues
marriage is indissoluble
to be exercised in the Church until the end of time:
The matrimonal covenant, by which a man and a thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry, it
woman establish between themselves a partnership includes 3 degrees: 1.episcopate, 2.presbyteratee,
of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward 3.diaconate
the good of the spouses and the procreation and
The phrase “Holy Orders” in the Church usage, the
education of offspring; this covenant between
“order” means the group or body of those who carry
baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to
certain official functions such as searching,
the dignity of a sacrament.”CCC1601
sanctifying, and governing.
The intimate community of life and love which
Ordination is the act by which one is integrated into
constitutes the married state has been established by
the orders of bishops, of priest, and deacons.
the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper
laws..God himself is the author of marriage.” This tells us two things: 1st that becoming a priest
entails a lot of preparation and will understand a
The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature
little later, 2nd that our communities today are
of man and woman as they came from the hand of
challenged to promote this important vocation
the Creator.
because very few young people are responding to the
Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the call to lead our Christian communities as priest.
many variations it may have undergone through the
The priesthood is ministerial that office…which the
centuries in different cultures,social structures,and
Lord committed to pastor of His people, is in the strict
spiritual attitudes.
sense of the term a service.
 These differences should not cause us to forget its
It is entirely related to Christ and to men.
common and permanent characteristics…CCC1603
It depends entirely on the Christ and on his unique
priesthood.

It has been instituted for the good of men and the
communion of the Church….CCC1551